Western Maine Homeless Outreach, which opened five years ago as Franklin County’s first homeless shelter, is planning to move to the Holman House downtown.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Waterville Opera House sees renovations pay off
Six years later, the executive director of the Opera House said ticket sales are up and the venue is able to attract more high quality acts.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville residents drop recall of Ward 7 councilor
Patrick Roy, who started the recall on City Councilor Jackie Dupont, said Waterville needs to work together but with “flat-landers taking over the city council (it) is not just to the people of the city.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Farmington rethinks endorsement of Quebec to Massachusetts power line
In a letter, Gov. Paul LePage said four lawmakers who wrote to Massachusetts expressing their opposition to the New England Clean Energy Connect project “may now have to deal with reprimands.”
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMF names Eric C. Brown interim president
The University of Maine System board of trustees on Tuesday said Brown will serve a one-year appointment leading the University of Maine at Farmington.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools and Education
“Seussical the Musical” coming together with MCI students’ help
Students are designing all the costumes and are helping with set design for the Waterville Opera House’s upcoming performance of the show, which is based on favorite works of Dr. Seuss.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Madison marks 2 years since loss of paper mill
The town is looking forward after the closure of Madison Paper Industries in 2016, but some say it’s still too early in the recovery process to know what the future holds.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville mayor attempts to frame recall election as a tax issue
Opponents of Nick Isgro say he’s trying to intimidate voters, while an expert said the mayor could be employing a strategy to deflect attention from the reason for the recall.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican candidates, party officials stand by Waterville mayor
Two gubernatorial candidates and the state Republican party say the public should move past Nick Isgro’s comments on social media and focus on the work the mayor is doing.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Madison residents to vote on $10.1 million school budget
The proposed 2018-2019 budget is a 3 percent increase over the current budget.